Into The Wild Comparison Essay

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In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer was born and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. Krakauer explains his main purpose of how Chris McCandless died and why Chris McCandless got to this position. Jon Krakauer also explains his background and how Krakauer relates to Chris McCandless and how their alike and how they are different. After Krakauer graduated college, he spent three weeks of his life alone in the wilderness exploring Alaska and getting to know more of the nature and the background behind it. Jon Krakauer wrote the book Into the Wild to explain his main purpose of life and to relate to Chris McCandless and how they are alike and different in some ways. Chris McCandless and Jon Krakauer are alike because they have their same interests in nature and achieving their goals. Jon Krakauer’s main purpose in life is to reach out to his readers and explain his main purpose behind his book. Jon Krakauer was a very intelligent man and an excellent writer that not only writes …show more content…
I need help. I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am all alone, this is NO JOKE. In the name of God, please remain to save me. I am out of decay to investigate further.” Chris McCandless left this note to reach out for help and that he couldn’t do this on his own. If Chris McCandless didn’t get help soon that he was going to die. Unfortunately it was too late and Chris McCandless died. The police station was called by the strangers that came across the bus and the note that was left by Chris McCandless. The police helicopter arrives and removes the body from the bus, as well as McCandless’s S.O.S. note and his diary. He felt the need to right in his journal to make him happy and to put all of his feelings into a book. I feel that Chris McCandless is a very sensitive man when it comes to his journal because he’s putting stuff in his journal that are making him sad and

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